Editor, The Chronicle
It's time to stomp out atheists in America. The majority of Americans would love to see atheists kicked out of America. If you don't believe in God, then get out of this country.
The United States is based on having freedom of religion, speech, etc., which means you can believe in God any way you want (Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, etc.), but you must believe.
I don't recall freedom of religion meaning no religion. Our currency even says, ''In God We Trust." So, to all the atheists in America: Get off of our country.
People like Gail Pepin (The Chronicle, Oct. 11) have caused the ruin of this great nation by taking prayer out of our schools and being able to practice what can only be called evil. I don't care if she has never committed a crime, she is the reason crime is rampant.
To The Chronicle, please do not give atheists a voice. You do more harm than good.
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"I don't recall freedom of religion meaning no religion. Our currency even says, ''In God We Trust." So, to all the atheists in America: Get off of our country."is a religion? I can't keep up, I just can't.
Somebody needs a hug!
I don't care if she has never committed a crime, she is the reason crime is rampant. By that logic, you could say, "I don't care if heterosexual couples aren't gay, they are the ones breeding homosexuals! Don't let heterosexuals breed! They do more harm than good!"
"The United States is based on having freedom of religion, speech, etc., which means you can believe in God any way you want (Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, etc.), but you must believe."
The other comments on that page are just as bad. The second one basically says that it's sad that atheists are being discriminated against by Christians, so they should all become Christians so the discrimination will stop.
I don't recall deism being a religion so according to you if the same founding fathers, who wrote that, were alive today we should kick them out of the country. Good job, it's only because of their rationality that a religion which they thought were the words of a demon could grow to have so much power in this country and to repay them you would redefine their words so you can abuse others.
Nobody has taken prayer out of schools. They've just stopped people from using school employees and school property to conduct religious services. Students are still free to go off by themselves and pray all they want, subject to the school's attendance rules, as long as they don't try to organise prayer services. else's kids pray.
Uh, Gloria...
Sadly, I live in the Central Sevannah River Area (CSRA) where the Augusta Chronicle is located. I can personally attest to the fact that this area is LOADED with dip-shit crazies such as Gloria and the fact that letters to the Chronicle like the one Gloria wrote is actually sickeningly common.
That's just all kinds of fucked up, isn't it? "Freedom of religion" meaning you are forced to believe in God? "Freedom of speech" meaning that outlets for ideas and thoughts should deny access to a large portion of the nation? Atheists being the cause of crime, even though they have never committed a crime?
I'm with Bone_VultureThe United States is based on having freedom of religion, speech, etc., which means you can believe in God any way you want (Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, etc.), but you must believe.
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It's time to stomp out atheists in America. The majority of Americans would love to see atheists kicked out of America. If you don't believe in God, then get out of this country."
IIRC, under Indonesian law each citizen must identify themselves as belonging to one of short list of recognised religions -- I think it's Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and maybe Judaism as well.
I see a lot of comments about In God Wet Rust on our money.
Well, if we are to believe what she says, and of course, we SHOULDN'T, then believing in the Flying Spaghetti Monster is just fine. You know, the Pastafarians?
"If you don't believe in God, then get out of this country.
BlueLithium:
Sounds great except for two things: the UK loves spying on its people, and do you really want a collection of mixed nuts controlling two-fifths of the nuclear weapons in the world?
I'd be tempted to take you up on it except for that second point... after all, all y'all are a little afraid of us at this point, and I can't really blame you. But what if all the people keeping the lid on the nutjobs decided to leave?
Atheism is a lack of religion, which still falls under the freedom of religion since that freedom includes not having something in the first place. You don't want to publish something? You don't have to. Don't want to meet with a group? Don't have to. Don't want to give public speeches? Noone makes you. Don't want to worship anything? Noone is making you.
And besides, if you can't coexist, then get out. We don't need any more hate.
"...but you must believe."
Says who, you moron? Atheists have as much right to believe there is no god as you have to believe whatever particular brand of garbage floats your boat.
"...which means you can believe in God any way you want (Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, etc.), but you must believe."
Hahahahahahahaha! What utter baloney! You fail constitution forever. Think a minute, Wendy. If it doesn't matter HOW you believe, then it cannot possibly matter IF you believe. And if we "must" believe, then where did all these atheists come from?
You claim Pepin is evil, and you "don't care if she has never committed a crime". I'm sure she will be glad to have you explain that to her when she sues you. Y'see, we CARE about the difference between criminals and non-criminals. But we do not prosecute thought crimes. This is not yet the dystopian "brave new world".
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